Boston University Terriers softball

The Boston University Terriers softball team represents Boston University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined in 2014. From 1988 until 2013, the team was a member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), later known as the America East Conference (AEC). The Terriers are currently led by head coach Ashley Waters. The team plays its home games at BU Softball Field located on the university's campus.^[1]

Boston University Terriers
University	Boston University
Head coach	Ashley Waters (9th season)
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Boston, MA
Home stadium	BU Softball Field[1] (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Terriers
Colors	Scarlet and white[2]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament championships
NAC: 1992, 1993, 1996 AEC: 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 PL: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Regular-season conference championships
NAC: 1993 AEC: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 PL: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

For all Boston University sports, see Boston University Terriers.

History

The Terriers have had consistent success since 1988, having won 12 regular season championships and 15 conference tournament championships. In addition to the conference tournament wins, the team has qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament 12 times.^[3]

In Boston University's first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1996, the Terriers advanced as far as the regional finals after defeating Connecticut and UMass before losing to Princeton by a score of 3–1.^[4][5] The Terriers appearances in the 2002 and 2003 tournaments were not as successful, going winless in both.^[6][7] The 2009 tournament saw the team return to winning form, with the program advancing to the regional finals for the second time ever after defeating Iowa and Auburn. They were eliminated from the tournament by Georgia Tech.^[8] In the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2023 tournaments, Boston University advanced to the second round of the tournament before being eliminated.^[9]

During their tenure in the America East Conference, the Terriers won 10 Player of the Year awards, winning in 1993 and 1995 with Michelle White, 1997 with Beth Iwamoto, 1999 with Laruen Mark, 2002, 2003, and 2005 with Jamie Haas, 2007 with Christy Leath, and 2010 and 2011 with April Setterlund. Coaches Deb Solfaro and Shawn Rychcik won Coach of the Year awards, with Solfaro winning in 2000 and Rychcik in 2007 and 2010–2012.^[10][11][12] Since joining the Patriot League in 2014, the team has won numerous individual awards. The Terriers have won the PL Player of the Year award five times, doing so in 2017 with Jilee Schanda, 2018 and 2019 with Alex Heinen, 2021 with Caitlin Coker, and 2022 and 2023 with Kayla Roncin.^[13][14][15] Head coach Ashley Waters has won PL Coach of the Year four times, doing so in 2018 and each year from 2021–2023.^[16][17]

In the 2023 season, the Terriers set a Patriot League record by winning 28 consecutive games in a row.^[18] The team also set a record for most wins in a season in program history, having won 52 games.^[19]

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1988–1989	Lisa Cropper	20–31	.392
1990–1995	Laurie LeGoff	134–76–1	.637
1996–2000	Deb Solfaro	186–96	.660
2001–2004	Amy Hayes	121–95	.560
2005–2012	Shawn Rychcik	271–159–1	.630
2013–2015	Kathryn Gleason	74–72–1	.507
2016–present	Ashley Waters	271–130	.676

Roster

2024 Boston University Terriers roster
	Pitchers 27 – Lizzy Avery – Graduate Student 8 – Allison Boaz – Graduate Student 1 – Kelly Colleran – Freshman 12 – Olivia DeLong – Sophomore 5 – Haley Ganino – Sophomore 77 – Kasey Ricard – Sophomore Catchers 9 – Livia Christopher – Freshman 13 – Audrey Sellers – Graduate Student Outfielders 51 – Kylie Doherty – Freshman 26 – Lauren Keleher – Senior 34 – Aimee Metz – Sophomore 11 – Sophie Naivar – Freshman 23 – Tyesha Williams – Junior		Infielders 10 – Kyomi Apalit – Freshman 22 – Caitlin Coker – Graduate Student 4 – Brooke Deppiesse – Sophomore 24 – Lauren Nett – Senior 3 – Kate Pryor – Senior 21 – Kayla Roncin – Senior Utility 19 – Raegan Kelly – Senior 17 – Sydney Pecoraro – Junior
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Season-by-season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Boston University Terriers (North Atlantic Conference) (1988–1996)
1988	Lisa Cropper	5–12
1989	Lisa Cropper	15–19
1990	Laurie LeGoff	8–34–1
1991	Laurie LeGoff	26–14	2–4
1992	Laurie LeGoff	29–12	6–4	3rd
1993	Laurie LeGoff	35–7	8–0	1st
1994	Laurie LeGoff	36–9	8–2	2nd
1995	Laurie LeGoff	33–11	9–1	2nd
1996	Deb Solfaro	36–10	11–3	2nd	NCAA Regionals
Boston University Terriers (America East Conference) (1997–2013)
1997	Deb Solfaro	28–17	8–5	3rd
1998	Deb Solfaro	25–24	8–6	T–3rd
1999	Deb Solfaro	28–15	7–7	5th
2000	Deb Solfaro	36–19	19–7	3rd
2001	Amy Hayes	34–17	21–5	1st
2002	Amy Hayes	28–23	19–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2003	Amy Hayes	33–23	17–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2004	Amy Hayes	26–32	11–7	3rd
2005	Shawn Rychcik	26–19–1	14–4	2nd
2006	Shawn Rychcik	29–29	11–10	T–3rd
2007	Shawn Rychcik	34–14	17–3	1st
2008	Shawn Rychcik	29–23	15–6	2nd
2009	Shawn Rychcik	43–18	14–6	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2010	Shawn Rychcik	35–22	14–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2011	Shawn Rychcik	34–18	14–4	T–1st
2012	Shawn Rychcik	41–16	15–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2013	Kathryn Gleason	21–26–1	8–9	5th
Boston University Terriers (Patriot League) (2014–present)
2014	Kathryn Gleason	36–19	13–5	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2015	Kathryn Gleason	17–27	7–11	6th
2016	Ashley Waters	28–24	11–6	3rd	NCAA Regionals
2017	Ashley Waters	25–27	14–3	2nd
2018	Ashley Waters	39–20	15–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2019	Ashley Waters	37–20	15–2	1st	NCAA Regionals
2020	Ashley Waters	14–8	0–0	N/A	Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Ashley Waters	36–4	21–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2022	Ashley Waters	40–17	16–2	1st
2023	Ashley Waters	52–10	17–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2024	Ashley Waters	0–0	0–0
Total:		1,077–659–3 (.620)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs